The subgenus Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum was published as "Euepidendrum" in 1841 with the diagnosis "Caulis foliosus. Pedunculus brevis esquamatus. Labellum adnatum."[1] This reed-stemmed genus includes sympodial Epidendrum plants with stems covered with imbricating sheaths which show no tendency to swell into pseudobulbs, and with terminal inflorescences which lack any sheath or spathe at the base.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Epidendrum |
| Subgenus: | Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum Lindl. |
Reichenbach recognized four sections in this subgenus:[2]
- E. Equitantia
- E. Sarcophylla
- E. Teretifolia
- E. Planifolia
References
edit- ^ Lindley "Notes upon the genus EPIDENDRUM" in W. J. Hooker, Ed. Journal of Botany III p. 81. London, 1841
- ^ H. G. Reichenbach, "Orchides" C. Müller, Ed. Walpers. Annales Botanices Systematicae Tomus VI p. 397. Berlin. 1861